alphanumeric

Definitions

General Science

adjective using both letters and numbers

adjective referring to data that includes letters and numbers

Electronics

Combinations of letters, numbers, and special characters used by computers. It was previously more common to only encompass letters and numbers under this heading. Also called alphabetic-numeric, or alphameric.

synonymalphabetic-numeric

synonymalphameric

Information & Library Science

adjective using a combination of symbols made up of Roman letters and Arabic numerals including punctuation marks